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New AMC Series to Be a Departure From Network’s Recent Winning Formula

AMC has been raking in awards and critical praise for its original series in recent years, and now the network is going to try a different tack, according to The Hollywood Reporter. After succeeding with scripted series such as “Mad…

Comedy Block Pushes CBS to Narrow Ratings Win

CBS’s comedy block led by "Two and a Half Men" helped push the Tiffany Network to a slim victory over ABC in the 18-49 demo Monday night, while ABC, behind “Dancing With the Stars,” was an easy winner in total…

Community is Stunned: Hollywood Publicist Shot Dead in Beverly Hills

Veteran Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen was killed in a shooting in the early hours of Tuesday morning after attending an after-party for the premiere of the Cher movie “Burlesque,” the L.A. Times reports. Chasen, 64, was reportedly shot multiple times…

ABC Slates Barbara Walters Interview With Obamas

ABC announced Tuesday that Barbara Walters will have a post-Thanksgiving Day special in which she will interview President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, the AP reports. Walters will conduct the interview on Tuesday, Nov. 23, at the White House,…

‘Beetlejuice’ Star Inks Comprehensive Cable Development Deal

The box office star best known as Beetlejuce in the film of the same name has signed a comprehensive cable development deal, Variety reports. [Note: Some Variety articles are behind a firewall and you may be asked to pay to see…

Talk Show Host, Author of Three Bestsellers, Now Has a Book Imprint

A talk show host who has already written three bestsellers has been given her own book imprint by her publisher, reports Mike Fleming at Deadline.com. The author is Chelsea Handler, who hosts E! Entertainment’s “Chelsea Lately.” Hachette Book Group USA’s…

Star of ‘Medium’ Says Show Has Been Canceled

CBS’s "Medium" has been teetering on the brink of cancellation since last year, but when the network slotted it into the new season, it seemed that the show had been given a reprieve. However, according to Entertainment Weekly, the star…

Bristol Palin Rejects Tea Party Conspiracy Claim, Offers Her Own Theory on How She’s Able to Remain on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Bristol Palin, a finalist on “Dancing With the Stars,” tells E! Online that support from the Tea Party isn’t keeping her on the show. Instead, she says it’s her own hard work that’s doing the trick. "I work my butt…

Did PBS Cut Out Tina Fey’s Comment About Conservative Women Being Good for All Women?

Viewers watching PBS’s broadcast of Tina Fey’s acceptance speech for the Mark Twain prize may not have seen her full comments, reports New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. According to the blog, viewers didn’t get to hear her make some additional…

‘South Park’, MTV and Viacom Accused of Stealing From YouTube

The producers of "South Park," including Viacom and Comedy Central, are being sued for allegedly stealing a video from YouTube, reports the Hollywood Reporter’s THR, Esq. The video in questions, "What What In the Butt)" is sung by  Samwell, was produced…